Marco Rubio has been confirmed by the Senate as the country’s next secretary of state. The nomination of the senior senator from Florida, 53, was confirmed on Monday, Jan. 20, hours after Donald Trump took the oath of office as the 47th president.

Former presidents, tech moguls and foreign dignitaries were among those who attended Trump’s second presidential inauguration.

Donald Trump begins his second term as the 47th President of the United States with swift executive orders and key Cabinet appointments, including Marco Rubio as Secretary of State. Focused on trade,

The president withdrew the country from the Paris climate agreement, and promised he would be pardoning people prosecuted over the Jan. 6, 2021, attack at the Capitol.

Famous faces and thousands of Americans flocked to US capital Washington DC, braving conditions that have chased the ceremony indoors, to watch Donald Trump become the 47th President

Donald Trump's inauguration is receiving mixed reactions in Australia. For Labor it is a step forward in strengthening bilateral ties between both countries. But the Coalition questions Foreign Minister Penny Wong's integrity as she attended the inauguration.

Indian Ocean nation says £9bn deal for use of air base on Diego Garcia is not enough and terms are ‘restrictive’

The Senate quickly confirmed the Florida senator from Miami as secretary of state Monday, voting unanimously to give President Donald Trump the first member of his new Cabinet on Inauguration Day.

Former U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has officially been confirmed as the next U.S. secretary of state tasked with implementing President Trump's foreign policy agenda.

Rubio, the Republican senator from Florida, is among the least controversial of Trump’s nominees and vote was decisive, 99-0.

The Senate voted on Monday to confirm Marco Rubio as President Donald Trump’s secretary of state, the first high-level Cabinet official for the new administration to be approved by the chamber.